Bodkin.



No. 798,726. PATENTED SEPT. 5, 1905. I. M. GEISLER.

BODKIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1905.

7 f an 1 ITNESSES% LLZENTOR A $4; 04 0a. 444,

#QMMM ATTORNEY iiiuiitan s ri ta ls iavrns r OFFICE.

IDA M. (llCISLIC-li, OF NIHY YORK, N. Y.

BODKIN.

To In 'Il imnt if l)l/// I/ concern:

Be it known that I, .I 1).\ M. (inisnnu, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Bronx. city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bodkins; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the same.

.\I v invention relates to improvements in needles, and particularly to ribbon-needles or bodkins such as are employed for threading ribbon, tape, and the like through lace, drawnwork, and the like; and my invention consists in the novel construction of the needle or bodkin.

The objects of my invention are to facilitate the attachment of the needle or bodkin to the ribbon or tape and its detachment therefrom, to hold the ribbon or tape securely and in such manner that the bodkin may be passed either forward or backward without releasing the ribbon, and to make the bodkin strong, simple, easy of use, and inexpensive to make.

I will now proceed to describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which one form of bodkin or ribbonneedle embodying my invention is illustrated, and will then point out the novel features in claims.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 shows a side view and partial section of one form of my improved bodkin or ribbon-needle. Fig. 2 shows a top view thereof. Fig. 3 shows a side view and partial section of an alternative form of bodkin, differing from that shown in 1 and E2 in the particular means employed for grasping the ribbon. Fig. 4: shows a top view of such second form of bodkin.

My improved bod kin or ribbon-needle comprises a base 1 and two spring-tongues 2 and 3, projecting from opposite ends of said base toward each other and overlapping slightly, as shown. Tongue 2 is provided near its end with a recess &, and the end of tongue 3 is turned downward and pointed, as shown, its point projecting downward into the said recess i.

5 designates a ribbon held between the tongues 2 and The bodkin is formed of spring, material, such as spring brass or steel, and tongue 2 presses upward by spring action toward tongue 3. Since the point of tongue 3 presses Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 17, 1905.

Patented Sept. 5, 1905.

Serial No. 250,553.

the portion of the ribbon which it engages down into recess I, said ribbon will be held quite Iirmly by the tongues when in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1; but, if preferred, the point of tongue 3 may be passed through the ribbon and the latter drawn back to the end of the bodkin in the position shown in dotted lines at 6 in Fig. 1. \Vhen this is done, tongue 2 acts as a guard for the point of tongue I), preventing said point from catching in the fabric through which the bodkin is passed and also preventing the ribbon from pulling out of the bodkin.

In using this bod kin the tongueQ is pressed down and the end of the ribbon inserted between tongues 2 and 3. .If desired, the rib bon may be left in this position, tongue 2 be ing released and the ribbon being held between the ends of tongues 2 and 3 by the engagement due to the spring action of the parts; but, if preferred, the point of tongue 3 may be passed through the ribbon and the latter drawn back to the end of the bodkin, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and s indicate an alternative form of bodkin, in which tongue 3 is provided with points 7, registering with holes or recesses 8 in tongue 2. These points T pierce the ribbon when the latter is placed between the tongues and the tongue 2 released, thus holding the ribbon securely.

It is obvious that my invention is susceptible of many variations and modifications in form, construction, and arrangement of the parts. Therefore I do not limit myself to the particular constructions illustrated and described.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A bodkin comprising a base and two overlappingtongues, the upper of said tongues pointed for engagementwith the material with which the bodkin is to be used and the lower of said tongues pressing upward by spring action toward said upper tongue.

2. A bodkin comprising a single piece of spring material turned over at the ends to form two tongues which overlap, the upper of said tongues having a do\vnwardly-projecting point and the lower of said tongues pressing upward by spring action toward said upper tongue.

3. A bodkin comprising a base and two overlapping tongues, one of which has spring action tending to press it against the other, said tongues provided with means for grasping and holding a ribbon between them.

4. A bodkin comprising a base and two In testimony WhereofIafiiX mysignature in overlapping tongues, one of which has spring the presence of two Witnesses. action tending to press it against the other,

one of said tongues having a point turned to- IDA GEISLER' 5 Ward the other tongue, said latter tongue hav- Witnesses:

ing a recess adapted to receive such point, F. G. HENRY,

whereby the point is sheathed. J. K. BORLAND. 

